Brett Favre says he suffered a shocking number of brain injuries
That's an astounding number.
3-time NFL MVP Brett Favre accomplished just about everything imaginable on the football field during his Hall of Fame career that was defined by his time with the Green Bay Packers. He also led his team to the Super Bowl XXXI title.
He recently stated that in his own estimation, he's suffered "thousands" of concussions, a truly shocking number.
"If you had asked me this 10 years ago, how many concussions I had, I would have said three," Favre said. "The reason I would have said three, I thought concussions were where you get knocked out, where you black out, for a period of time you don’t know where you are, memory loss, dizzy. A boxer gets knocked and tries to get up, his legs are rubber. That’s a concussion."
"So, based on that, thousands," Favre said. "Had to be, because every time my head hit the turf, there was ringing or stars going, flash bulbs, but I was still able to play.
"That’s what’s kind of frightening about the concussion thing. It’s the ones that seem minor that do the damage, because you’re able to keep going, and still today, there’s probably guys that have them, they’re ‘I’m not going out.’"
However, Favre's injuries didn't keep him from starting an astounding 321 consecutive games, postseason included.
